RANKING · 2024 ACS · 28 SHOWN OF 28

Fastest gentrifying, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 28 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 28 is 26.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS –

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24093–

02Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38759–

03Sitka, AKAK8,31946–

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95145–

05Haines, AKAK2,06839–

06Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02839–

07Wrangell, AKAK2,00738–

08Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35737–

09Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54934–

10Juneau, AKAK31,60933–

11Anchorage, AKAK287,15529–

12Aleutians East, AKAK3,47929–

13Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66627–

14Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97226–

15Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09525–

16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27024–

17North Slope, AKAK10,58221–

18Bristol Bay, AKAK84720–

19Skagway, AKAK1,10418–

20Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83016–

21Petersburg, AKAK3,39414–

22Denali, AKAK1,61612–

23Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93212–

24Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27110–

25Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7779–

26Yakutat, AKAK6727–

27Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3917–

28Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES